Woods released a video on his channel making the announcement of Breeze’s return yesterday. The video is a spoof of the science fiction film The Matrix.
The promo starts with The New Day member entering a milk-white room while someone is watching him. There he encounters Morpheus which is also played by Woods himself.
Morpheus offers him the choice of picking up a red or blue controller. Though before he can make his choice, Tyler Breeze makes an appearance.
The former WWE star slaps the controller out of Xavier Woods’ hands. He then announces his return to the channel next week.
Before his release, Breeze had been a featured star of the UpUpDownDown YouTube channel. He was a member of DaParty, the four-man group also consisting of Woods, Adam Cole, and Cesaro.
This won’t be his first UUDD appearance following his release in June 2021. He has not made his in-ring return yet. Word is that he is taking time off to heal from his injuries.
Stephanie McMahon’s decision to take a leave of absence from WWE surprised not only the fans but people within the organization as well.
PWinsider provided some updates on the situation and revealed the potential reason as well as the internal reaction to this news.
According to the site, the word-making round is that McMahon has decided to take this break to focus on her family. The belief is that she will return somewhere down the line but there is no timetable for it.
This likely means that someone else will take over her duties as the Chief Brand Officer of WWE in the meantime. Though there is no word on who that may be.
Update: Brandon Thurston is now reporting that WWE president Nick Khan will be taking over most of McMahon’s duties:
Nick Khan will be taking over most of Stephanie McMahon's duties in her absence, according to multiple people at WWE. Select business partners have already been informed.
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 19, 2022
Internal Reaction To Stephanie McMahon Taking Time Off
Except for the most inner circle, nobody within the promotion was aware of this announcement from Stephanie McMahon. Per the report, most people were ‘completely shocked and taken aback’ by the news.
The former Raw General Manager has been working with WWE full-time for over two decades. She made her on-camera debut in the late 90s and has assumed a number of different roles since then.
Who do you think should take over the duties of Stephanie McMahon until she comes back? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
It was rumored that Steamboat, 69, would be Flair’s opponent in some sort of tag match possibly involving FTR. However, Steamboat set the record straight and explained that he turned down the offer to wrestle Flair after giving it serious consideration.
“There’s no way for me to have that conversation with you and not be negative, or hurtful or rude and I am not going to comment on it, because I think a lot of Mr. Steamboat and hold him in high regard,” said Thompson.
“I know what really happened and he knows what really happened and I am disappointed that he put a statement out before we had an opportunity to put a bow on things. But, that’s not the whole story and what the whole story is, is nobody’s business I suppose.”
Thompson added that he’s not upset with Steamboat and he never advertised ‘Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat.’
“So, we have had conversations, but ultimately that’s not the match you’re going to see, but I have never said what the match was going to be. So, when people are saying, ‘what’s the match now?’ Well, what was it ever?”
He continue, “There’s a lot of hypotheticals, we could say hypothetically right now next year’s WrestleMania is The Rock vs. Roman, everyone has said that hypothetically, but when has WWE announced that? When has Rock said that? It’s all just conjecture at this point.”
Visit Starrcast.com for full details on how you can attend and watch the upcoming fan fest.
In the main event, Adam Scherr, formerly known as Braun Strowman in WWE, will take on former UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem. “The Reem” is a bit controversial as he once labeled pro wrestling as “gay” during an interview with Ariel Helwani back in 2021.
The card will also feature Lina Fanene, the former Nia Jax, taking on CJ Perry (Lana).
Take a look at the full card for the WES show below:
Adam Scherr vs. Alistair Overeem – for the WES World Title
Lina Fanene vs. CJ Perry – for the WES Women’s Title
Gzim Selmani & Sunny Dhinsa vs. Westin Blake & Steve Maclin – for the WES Tag Team Titles
Killer Kross vs. Samuray Del Sol vs. JONAH
Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood vs. Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green – for the WES Women’s Tag Team Titles
Dean Muhtadi vs. Lince Dorado
Mike Bennett vs. Biff Busick (pre-show match)
Dirty Dango vs. Levis Valenzuela Jr. (pre-show match)
Stephanie McMahon has taken a leave of absence from WWE and the wrestling world has responded.
Stephanie shocked many fans with the announcement on her Twitter page. The WWE Chief Brand Officer cited wanting to spend more time with her family as the reason for her stepping away from most of her duties at this time.
They say your reputation precedes you, and it appears Stephanie has a ton of supporters.
Here are just some of the reactions to her leave of absence:
Stephanie McMahon has announced she’ll be stepping away from most of her duties within WWE for now.
The WWE Chief Brand Officer took to her Twitter account to make the announcement.
As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE. WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.
“As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE. WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.”
As mentioned in the quote, Stephanie talked about spending more time with her family. Her husband, Triple H, was forced to retire from in-ring action due to a significant heart issue.
Triple H needed to have a defibrillator put in his chest. Many wonder if he’ll even be fully back in the swing of things behind the scenes.
It’s possible that Stephanie is taking a step back to handle more at-home responsibilities with Triple H still having some health problems.
The news is sure to come as a surprise to fans given that Stephanie is the daughter of Vince McMahon. With that said, clearly, there are more important matters to address.
John Morrison made his AEW debut as “Johnny Elite” but is he a member of the full-time roster?
That question has been answered thanks to a report from PWInsider. The report notes that Morrison is currently not signed to a deal with AEW.
With that said, the promotion is open to having some more appearances from “Johnny Elite.”
Morrison was the “Joker” entrant in the men’s quarterfinals of the Owen Hart Cup. He went one-on-one with ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe. Morrison fell short in the match, getting pinned after taking a Muscle Buster.
After the match, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh hit the ring and attacked both men.
Members of CHAOS ran out to make the save.
WWE cut ties with Morrison back in Nov. 2021. He ended up returning to AAA as “Johnny Superstar” before settling on “Johnny Caballero.”
Fans have also witnessed Morrison return to the indies. He had a few matches under the GCW banner.
An update has surfaced on Bryan Danielson’s health following a recent AEW Rampage taping.
Fans inside the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas got quite a scare when Danielson got his leg caught between the entrance ramp and the ring. This occurred at the conclusion of the Rampage taping set to air on May 20.
Danielson was said to have had his leg stuck for a lengthy period of time. Some fans say it was as long as 10 minutes, while others claim it was much shorter.
bryan danielson got his leg stuck in between the ring and the ramp after a beat down on rampage he was stuck for a while but they got him out but he was limping hopefully he’s ok that’s so unfortunate pic.twitter.com/QNFWyNKphv
PWInsider is reporting that Bryan Danielson was “OK” backstage following the situation. The report also notes that there’s no word on the rumor spreading that this may have been a work.
Danielson was able to walk to the back on his own power but he was limping. He remained in character, however, flipping the bird towards Eddie Kingston.
Danielson and Kingston recently got into a shoving match despite being aligned for a program with the Chris Jericho Appreciation Society. Danielson attempted to hold Kingston back from going after Jericho on Dynamite, causing friction between the two.
Those tuning into Rampage this Friday night will get to see how the tag team match between Danielson and Moxley vs. Dante Martin and Matt Sydal played out.
Championships don’t exactly come at a premium in wrestling and AEW is no exception.
Voices of Wrestling is reporting that the male and female winners of the Owen Hart Cup will be presented with special titles likely in place of trophies. The report also notes that these titles will have a black and pink theme to honor Owen Hart.
These championships are not expected to be defended.
The following section contains spoilers for the May 20 episode of AEW Rampage.
New Custom TNT Title?
(via AEW)
AEW has already taped the May 20 episode of Rampage. During the show, there was a segment involving TNT Champion Scorpio Sky, Ethan Page, Dan Lambert, Sammy Guevara, and Frankie Kazarian.
At one point, Guevara and Kazarian destroyed Sky’s TNT Championship with a sledgehammer.
This seems to indicate that Sky could be getting a new custom championship soon. Of course, it’s speculation at this point but Sky does love some LA Lakers colors. Could we be seeing a purple and gold spin on the TNT Title?
We already know that AEW is planning to unleash Trios Titles in the future. AEW President Tony Khan confirmed the report from Dave Meltzer during an interview with TSN.
In fact, Khan said that those titles have been created for a while.
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak nearly ended on a count out back at WrestleMania 25.
What some consider to be the best WrestleMania match of all time, The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michael took place from Houston, Texas’ NRG Stadium in 2009. Undertaker and Michaels put on an absolute classic, with “The Deadman” ultimately coming out on top.
Recently, the man who refereed that match, Marty Elias, was a guest on Chris Jericho’s podcast, “Talk Is Jericho,” During the show, Elias revealed that The Undertaker’s streak almost ended that night due to a count out.
After a spot where Undertaker dove out of the ring, he landed wrong and actually came down on his head. Taker had told Elias if he didn’t make it back into the ring, to actually count him out.
However, Elias was selling a bump he took earlier in the match, and was able to use that to slow his count. Taker was able to get back in the ring and finish the match as planned.
“At WrestleMania 25, when I did my counts on Taker after the dive, that count was a shoot count (When Taker went for the dive, didn’t get caught, and landed on his head).
“The only instruction I ever got out of that match was from Taker. He said, ‘If I don’t get back in, you shoot count me out’, and we came very, very close to counting him out.
“But if you go back and look at that, I was drawing my counts out, and I was drawing 74,000 people in with my counts. I took my time because I was still selling because they had bumped me earlier. So I was still selling that.
“But at the same time, I was still dramatizing it and I was elongating that count. So I was getting the people behind me.
“I was looking at Taker, and Taker and I didn’t make eye contact until nine on the 10 count. So that streak almost ended at WrestleMania 25 on a count out.”
“He was concussed. He had a broken collarbone. He broke his ring finger. So yeah, he was pretty fu*ked up.”
The Streak wouldn’t end for another five years until Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania 30. To this day, the only two men who have ever defeated Undertaker at WrestleMania are Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
Undertaker officially retired from active professional wrestling in November of 2020, making the announcement at Survivor Series. He was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame by Vince McMahon this past April in his home state of Texas.
Since it was announced that Flair will be making an in-ring return in tag team action on July 31, some have voiced concern about Flair wrestling at his age. Especially given his past health issues. However, Flair addressed these concerns on a recent episode of his podcast.
Flair explained that he has spoken to doctors about wrestling with a pacemaker. The doctors seem to think there’s enough scar tissue around it for Flair to give it a shot.
“The Nature Boy” added that he’s not doing this for money. He just wants to do something he’s done his whole life, something he loves.
“So, I almost died four years ago. I got a pacemaker. I almost died of a blood clot. I had four heart operations in seven weeks. I’m good to go. I will decide on when I want to go.
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“So this is not about the money. This is about me doing what I’ve done my whole life. I watch wrestling every day because I love it, and I respect the guys in it.
“Everybody’s got a different opinion. So I follow one heart doctor that I have the most confidence in, the guy I like the most. I called him and said I wanted to do this. The only thing I was worried about was getting in with a pacemaker.
“He said, ‘Ric, there’s enough scar tissue around that thing now that I believe it’ll hold. If you want to do it, do it.’ That was the answer. That was the only concern.
“The other concern, which I haven’t had in a long time, would have been when I get dizzy because of the equilibrium issue that I have with the inner ear problem, but I haven’t had that since I wrestled Edge in a ladder match.
“So, just a couple of concerns, but I’m not afraid of it. I have more self confidence, which is important for me personally, than I had when I wrestled Shawn, especially because this will be a tag match format.”
The 73-year-old Flair will compete in a tag team match on July 31 inside the Nashville Fairgrounds. Opponents have yet to be announced. The event will air on FITE TV with tickets going on sale May 27.
It is being advertised as Ric Flair’s final match.
Ric Flair’s Last Match
In a press release sent in to SEScoops, Starrcast provides the official details:
“On July 31st, at 6:05pm EDT, ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair, who many consider the greatest professional wrestler of all-time, is set to return to the ring, one final time, as part of ‘Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match’ wrestling event.”
“Taking place at the world famous Nashville Fairgrounds, the 16-time former World Heavyweight Champion will don a new custom-made robe and bring the one-of-a-kind showmanship that has made Flair a cultural icon for his over-40 years in the professional wrestling business.”
Tickets for Ric Flair’s Last Match go on sale next Friday, May 27th at RicFlairsLastMatch.com.
Here’s the official hype video for Ric Flair’s Last Match:
WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash is joining the podcast world.
The 6-time World Champion and nWo original is teaming up with Sean Oliver (Kayfabe Commentaries) and Podcast Heat to bring you “Kliq This: The Kevin Nash Podcast.”
The show, which will featured uncensored and unfiltered conversations, premieres July 11th. Kliq This will be available on major audio and video platforms.
Kevin Nas had this to say in a press release sent in to SEScoops:
“Kliq This listeners will get a magical mystery tour into all aspect of life,” said Nash. “No topic is off limits or out of bounds. We will be pop culture driven, but not too timid to attack today’s current cancel culture.”
“Kliq This will be the best of what fans loved about our shoot interviews together, just on a much broader scale,” added Oliver. “Fans will slide up to the bar next to Kevin and me for banter and guests ranging from the stars of wrestling, to entertainment, to music and Lord knows what else.”
Nash and Oliver have worked together extensively for a series of shoot interviews.
Follow @KliqThisPodcast on Twitter for more information on this upcoming show.
Speaking on this week’s ‘Grillin’ JR’ podcast, Ross said that Roberts will know his own health better but that he still believes he is dealing with multiple issues.
“I said some stuff about Jake’s health and his breathing issues and he denies as sickly as I portrayed him to be,” Ross said.
“Maybe he’s right, he’d know better than me. But I know that his health has been challenging, he’s got a breathing machine, oxygen he carries with him and to me, that’s not normal but he’s dealing with it. He’s under great doctor’s care and I didn’t want to start some bullsh*t about Jake because it might affect his bookings.”
“Maybe he’s right, he’d know better than me. But I know that his health has been challenging.”
Jim Ross
Roberts’ most recent AEW appearance came on the April 27, Dynamite, where he accompanied Lance Archer for his match with Wardlow.
Paul Heyman believes that WWE won’t have to work very hard selling fans on Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes.
Since making his return to WWE, Cody has been treated as a massive star on the Raw brand. The company went as far as to feature a countdown clock for Cody’s appearance on the May 16 episode of Raw.
It’s become quite clear that WWE is all in on Cody Rhodes.
Tribal Chief vs. The American Nightmare
During an appearance on 98.5’s Wrestling Inside The Ropes, the Special Counsel to the “Tribal Chief,” Paul Heyman, expressed his belief that Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes would be an easy story to tell (h/t 411Mania.com).
“Cody [Rhodes], is not only someone with, with an extensive legacy but I mean, my God, he’s the son of the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, but he has carved out his niche. He’s achieved his accomplishments.
“And when he couldn’t gain enough traction in WWE to become a legend, to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer, to become a WWE or universal or unified heavyweight champion, he went out on his own.
“He blazed his trail.
“He created something, co-created, and helped create something that completely changed the complexion of the industry. And now he comes back to claim what he feels is his moment. And the only way that he’s going to be able to live that moment is to step into the ring with the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
“What it’s a story that writes itself and, and, and Cody Rhodes is a magnificent talent who, whether he is, and he is the son of Dusty Rhodes, but whether he is, or isn’t the son of Dusty Rhodes on his own, just as Joe blow, not as big a name as Cody Rhodes, but still he could take the name, Joe Blow, and he could become huge box office.
“There is, I was dissatisfied with the landscape in the industry and I decided to change it myself. And that’s what Cody Rhodes did. He was dissatisfied with the landscape of the sports entertainment industry, and he went out on his own and, and along with others, uh, he changed it himself and he changed it along with the various people that, that, that collaborated to create a new landscape in the industry.
“So, yes, there are parallels.”
Cody hasn’t been shy in teasing a match with the “Head of the Table.” He has said that the match is certainly there.
Reigns has done his part in subtly hyping things up as well. He destroyed a Cody Rhodes fan sign after the April 11 episode of Raw went off the air.
Cody’s main goal is to capture the WWE Championship. It’s a title that Reigns holds as he is the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
AEW’s Toni Storm may not have enjoyed being doused with pastries in WWE, but it was far better than the company’s original idea.
The former NXT UK Women’s Champion was called up to SmackDown in July 2021 but was granted her requested release in December that same year.
Prior to her departure, Storm feuded with then-SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and was covered in pie on the November 26, SmackDown.
Appearing on this latest ‘AEW Unrestricted,’ Storm was asked about the angle and said it was originally pitched for her to have her clothes ripped off.
“The original idea was I was asked if I was comfortable with having my shirt ripped off or something. They wanted to do this whole angle where it was like they were going to rip my shirt and I would be embarrassed in my underwear, I guess. I don’t know. When you’re asked if you feel comfortable doing that, and it’s like literally people are being fired every single week, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah.’
“So to be honest, the pie was actually a sweet treat in comparison to what it could have been. In hindsight, I didn’t really mind. You know what? People think I’m so mad about that. I think it’s hilarious.”
“When you’re asked if you feel comfortable doing that [Having your clothes ripped off,] and it’s like literally people are being fired every single week, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah.’”
Toni Storm
Storm added that after her WWE release, she considered herself done with wrestling, believing she would have to “leave forever.”
The New Zealand-Australian is currently competing in the Owen Hart Women’s Foundation Tournament and will face Britt Baker in the semi-finals.
A former WWE referee has taken issue with Ric Flair having one final match.
Flair has been announced to have one more match on July 31. He was rumored to face Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat in some capacity, likely a tag team match.
Steamboat took to a Highspots autograph signing to reveal that he was offered the match but declined it.
Ric Flair’s In-Ring Return Blasted
Former WWE referee Brian Hebner took to the Refin’ It Up podcast to share his belief that Ric Flair has made a “stupid” decision getting back in the ring at the age of 73 (h/t WrestlingNews.co).
“Ric Flair, I love you, but what the fu*k are you thinking?
“This man is 73 years old. He has a pacemaker and is not in the best of health or in the best of shape. I’m sorry. I don’t see anything exciting about this to me at all. Nothing.”
“Now if he was coming out in gimmick to walk down the aisle with his daughter or something like that, fine. This, to me, is ridiculous. It really is,” he continued.
“I know how my father is, and I can almost bet you my father is in better health than Ric Flair. They’re probably equal on alcoholic. But I can tell you right now, I see my dad do his thing, which is nowhere near what Ric Flair is going to have to do, which is take a bump, get up, feed, or whatever he’s going to do.”
“Like I said, I love Ric Flair, but I think this is going to tarnish more than it’s going to be helping his legacy. I’m just not excited about it. I really think it’s stupid. If it’s about money, I guess you got to do what you got to do, but to me, there’s nothing positive about this. Not one thing.”
Flair’s last match is being promoted by Starrcast. It’ll take place inside the Nashville Fairgrounds.
Some information on Naomi’s WWE contract has surfaced.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio is reporting that Naomi’s deal with WWE is set to expire in the near future. An exact date is unknown but it’s close.
She had been negotiating an extension before walking out of the May 16 episode of Monday Night Raw. It’s been said that this could’ve played a factor in Naomi’s decision to join Sasha Banks in walking out.
In an exclusive interview, Ariane Andrew, formerly known as Cameron in WWE, told SEScoops’ Steve Fall that she believes Naomi was manipulated into leaving the arena with Sasha.
Ariane offered to reunite with her former tag team partner to avoid the “foolishness.”
Naomi and Sasha are the current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. They were supposed to be featured on a six-pack challenge this past Monday. PWInsider reports Naomi was going to win the match before her walkout.
The plan was for Naomi to challenge Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell on June 5. Sasha would’ve challenged Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s Title.
Both Naomi and Sasha were expected to lose those title matches.
WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes has said that being a co-founder of All Elite Wrestling won’t be his legacy.
Rhodes founded AEW alongside Tony Khan, the Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega in early 2019 but left in February this year to return to WWE.
Speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sport Illustrated, Cody said that he’s proud of helping to start AEW but wants to be remembered for much more than that promotion.
“I don’t want my wrestling legacy solely to be that I helped start an alternative wrestling company. I’m really proud of that and I want it to be part of my legacy, but what I’ve always wanted is what I’m after right now. I’m getting a second chance at that, and that is my entire focus. I want to do this for my whole family. My wife, my daughter, my sister Teil, my mom. If I can’t hand this title to my dad, it would be wonderful to hand it to my mom.”
“i don’t want my wrestling legacy solely to be that I helped start an alternative wrestling company.”
Cody Rhodes
Rhodes will face Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell at WWE’s next Premium Live Event on June 5.
Former AEW TNT Champion Miro is featured in the trailer for ‘East New York‘ an upcoming series from CBS.
Miro hasn’t been seen on AEW programming since Full Gear 2021 where he lost to Bryan Danielson.
The new show will star Amanda Warren (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) with Miro’s character being named Nikolai Dushkin.
The official description for the show is as follows:
“Regina Haywood (Warren) is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, a working-class neighborhood at the edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.”
You can check out the trailer below.
Miro’s previous roles
Miro (then Rusev) points a gun at narcotics officer Ray Thompson (Dolph Ziggler) in 2016’s ‘Countdown.’
This may be Miro’s biggest role to date but isn’t his only foray into acting.
In 2016, the then-Rusev played himself in ‘Countdown‘ a WWE Studios production that sees narcotics cop Ray Thompson (Dolph Ziggler) attempt to rescue a hostage from a madman.
That same year, the Bulgarian wrestler provided his voice for ‘Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon.‘
AEW star Anthony Bowens made a cryptic tweet before this week’s episode of Dynamite that has got people talking about his absence from the show.
One half of The Acclaimed took on his Twitter before this week’s episode of the Wednesday night show. He mentioned how he wanted to be at the TV tapings from Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas but that opportunity was taken away from him:
Anthony Bowens wrote: “I wish I was at #AEWDynamite tonight in Houston but that opportunity was taken away from me”:
I wish I was at #AEWDynamite tonight in Houston but that opportunity was taken away from me
The Acclaimed last wrestled for AEW during the May 11 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation. They teamed up with The Gunn Club to defeat Bryce Donovan, GKM, Lucas Chase & Zack Clayton.
Though it’s been a while since their last Televised match. Prior to the Dark appearance, Anthony Bowens and Max Caster challenged Jurassic Express for the AEW tag team titles during the March 9 episode of Dynamite.
The AEW star did not provide any more details on his absence. So it’s hard to say if it’s some kind of injury that has been affecting him or if the lack of creative direction is the reason for his absence from this week’s show.
Roman Reigns vs The Rock is one of the most highly anticipated matches of recent years. Paul Heyman says it’s up to the Great One if this showdown takes place.
When asked about a potential match between his client and The Rock, Heyman said that The Tribal Chief will be happy to smash The Great One anywhere he wants:
“That’s up to The Rock. I mean, if The Rock wants to get his ass kicked in front of a hundred thousand people,
Whether it’s in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, New York, Miami, or the moon if Elon Musk colonizes it, Roman Reigns would be happy to smash to The Rock,”
Heyman was also asked about other potential challengers for Roman Reigns. He said that the Head Of The Table will be willing to give an opportunity to anyone who is a great box office attraction.
He explained that they are in the business to fill arenas and stadiums and draw money. So he wants anyone who is good box office to be in the ring with the undisputed champion.
Bryan Danielson found himself in a precarious situation at Wednesday’s AEW Rampage taping.
Danielson and Jon Moxley took on Dante Martin and Matt Sydal in the main event, which is set to air on May 20. After the match, Danielson and Moxley had a brawl with the Chris Jericho Appreciation Society.
Danielson had a scary moment when his leg got caught between the ring and the entrance ramp. It was said that Danielson’s leg had been stuck for over 10 minutes. He was limping once he got free.
Here’s video of the incident courtesy of Nick Swanson.
Scary moment at the taping of #AEWRampage as Bryan Danielson’s leg got stuck between the ring and the ramp and was trapped for over 10 minutes after the show ended #AEWpic.twitter.com/zRpGwibQ0i
bryan danielson got his leg stuck in between the ring and the ramp after a beat down on rampage he was stuck for a while but they got him out but he was limping hopefully he’s ok that’s so unfortunate pic.twitter.com/QNFWyNKphv
Danielson was featured on the May 18 episode of Dynamite but he hadn’t wrestled until the Rampage taping. During Dynamite, he had a segment that ended in him and Eddie Kingston shoving each other over a disagreement.
We’ll keep you posted once more information is available.
The Rock has provided some more details on XFL’s deal with Disney that will see the football league airing on various Disney platforms.
The People’s champion shared a post on Instagram. He mentioned how he has built a relationship with Disney over the years.
The Rock then revealed that the first season of XFL in 2023 will have a total of 43 games including the playoffs. These will air across ESPN, ABC and FX:
“Starting in 2023, all 43 XFL games including playoffs + championship game will air across @ESPN, @ABC and for the first time ever, pro football will run on FX.”
XFL was originally founded back in 2001 as a joint venture between WWE and NBC. The venture ceased operation after just one season due to poor ratings.
Vince McMahon tried to revive the league back in 2020. However, after only five weeks of play in its inaugural season, it had to be halted again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August that year, Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson, alongside some other business partners purchased the XFL for $15 million. XFL is currently planning to make a return in 2023 and this deal with Disney is a positive step in that direction.
A former WWE talent wrestled during the AEW Rampage taping set to air on May 20.
After Dynamite went off the air, Rampage was filmed inside the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas. Shawn Spears was in action but his opponent hadn’t been revealed ahead of time.
That’s because the opponent was a bit of a surprise.
Big Damo, formerly known as Killian Dain in WWE, wrestled against Spears. Damo ended up falling short in the match.
Spears’ victory is to continue his reputation of being a giant killer before he faces Wardlow. Something tells us Spears’ luck is about to run out.
Check out a couple of images of Big Damo’s AEW debut (via Wrestleism).
Damo was released by WWE back in June 2021. The company sighted budget reasons as the cause of his exit.
Damo struggled to get back to work in the wrestling business due to visa issues. It has become clear that those issues are now a thing of the past as he has been booked for several shows and of course, appeared on AEW Rampage.
Britt Baker was set for action in a quarterfinal match in the Owen Hart Cup. Going into the May 18 episode of AEW Dynamite, Baker’s opponent was a mystery. She was to go one-on-one with the “Joker” entry.
That mystery opponent was Maki Itoh.
Itoh fell short in her efforts against Baker, tapping out to Lockjaw. After the match, Toni Storm made her way out. Storm will meet Baker in the semifinals.
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